Remote sensing characterization of benthic habitats and submerged vegetation biomass in Los Roques Archipelago National Park, Venezuela

International Journal of Remote Sensing

Volumn 26, Issue 12, 2005, Pages 2657-2667

  Schweizer, D ^a   Armstrong, Roy A ^b   Posada, J ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PUERTO RICO   (Puerto Rico)

^c UNIVERSIDAD SIMÓN BOLÍVAR   (Venezuela)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AQUACULTURE; BIOMASS; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SAND; SENSORS; VEGETATION;

BENTHIC HABITATS; SEAGRASS; THEMATIC MAPPER (TM); VEGETATION BIOMASS;

REMOTE SENSING;

BENTHIC ENVIRONMENT; BIOMASS; HABITAT TYPE; REMOTE SENSING; SEAGRASS; SUBMERGED VEGETATION; THEMATIC MAPPING;

BIOMASS; LAGOONS; PLANTS; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; REMOTE SENSING; SAND;

SOUTH AMERICA; VENEZUELA; WESTERN HEMISPHERE; WORLD;

HALOPHILA;

EID: 22744445399     PISSN: 01431161     EISSN: 13665901     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01431160500104111     Document Type: Article

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